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I think that your concern about the SMTP server is the serious issue. In the end, (for the RIAA) it should be indifferent whether the source code can be accesse
by pfortuny 6y ago
I think that your concern about the SMTP server is the serious issue. In the end, (for the RIAA) it should be indifferent whether the source code can be accessed using git/http/smtp, whatever protocol.
So, in any case, it looks like the idea is not good to fight that issue (right now no one prevents anyone from sending his copy of the master of youtube-dl and letting other people reproduce it/develop it). The use of a mailing list is just an improvement over this but it should be perfectly possible (for the RIAA) to take it down as well.
- toomuchtodo 6y agoThe RIAA can't reach into everyone's mailbox to get the code (patches, etc) out. If everyone's commits are signed, you can rebuild the repo at anytime from anyone's mailbox contents. It's SMTP/IMAP/JMAP DHT/Bittorrent. Automating git pulls (cron or similar) accomplishes that same thing, but with more effort on everyone's part.
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- pfortuny 6y agoYes but mailboxes are usually kept private. That is why it is more cumbersome than torrent.